Empire, Espionage, and the Quest for the Color of Desire
by
Amy Butler Greenfield
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2009
A Perfect Red recounts the colorful history of cochineal, a legendary red dye that was once one of the world's most precious commodities. Treasured by the ancient Mexicans, cochineal was sold in the great Aztec marketplaces, where it attracted the attention of the Spanish conquistadors in 1519. Shipped...